Under this $1.625 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Association of American Voices dba American Voices will design and implement the 2021-2022 American Music Abroad (AMA) Program. The AMA Program will consist of approximately 10-15 international tours to 30-40 countries featuring select professional American musical ensembles. This award was made on August 13, 2021 under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers...
The Association of American Voices is receiving a $1.8 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The funding will support the Arts Envoy Program, which delivers cultural exchange initiatives to promote international understanding. As part of the Citizen Exchange activities funded under the broader Professional and...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Verse Video Education, Inc. $299,765 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the completion of five episodes in Season 4 of the public television show Poetry in America. Titled "More Perfect Union," these episodes will focus on American poems that examine the nation's shared narratives. Each episode will profile a work representing different American styles, traditions, and...
World Learning Inc. was awarded a $957,750 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support various citizen exchange activities between September 10, 2021 and December 31, 2023. These activities include the American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, Arts Envoy, Center Stage, Community Engagement Exchange, Community Solutions,...
AMIDEAST will provide programming and management services for the America House program in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023 under a $219,243 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The grant funding supports the Investing in People in the Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021), which aims to support cultural, educational, alumni, information and media efforts in the...
This $199,038 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs supports the "Beyond Washington: Understanding the U.S. Heartland" program in 2025 and 2026. The program aligns with the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aim to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through cultural, educational, and diplomatic exchange activities. The Cooperative Agreement will fund the Cultural Vistas, Inc. non-profit...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $262,266.00 Project Grant to Dennis Wholey Enterprises Inc., a for-profit organization, under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The grant, awarded on April 20, 2023, with a completion date of October 19, 2023, is for the "THIS IS AMERICA & THE WORLD VISITS NEPAL" project. The USAID Foreign Assistance program supports long-term and equitable economic growth, and advances U.S....
This $110,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs supports the "Building Bridges Through Shared Interests US China Value and Cultural Exchange Events" project implemented by the American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China). The award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), aims to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives and national interests through strategic public engagement...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Alumni Roadshow in 2025. This award is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding bilateral relationships through cultural, educational,...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a $3,607,764 Cooperative Agreement under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) to the University of Southern California (USC) to fund the American Film Showcase, a touring film screening and film capacity building exchange program. The purpose of this no-cost amendment is to add a new provision titled "Certification Regarding Compliance with Applicable Federal...